In a randomised prospective study of 68 women in spontaneous labour half were allocated to an ambulant group and half to a recumbent group. The duration of labour was significantly shorter, the need for analgesia significantly less, and the incidence of fetal heart abnormalities significantly smaller in the ambulant group than in the recumbent group. Apgar scores at one and five minutes were al...

Postoperative ileus, a temporary cessation in bowel motility, is a common and significant complication of major surgery. Consequences of postoperative ileus include increased patient discomfort, delayed time to adequate nutrition, prolonged length of stay, and increased cost to the patient and healthcare system. The traditional, multi-modal approach to the resolution of postoperative ileus incl...

OBJECTIVE To compare transverse abdominis (TrA) contractility in stroke patients with hemiparesis and healthy adults using musculoskeletal ultrasonography. METHODS Forty-seven stroke patients with hemiparesis and 25 age-matched healthy control subjects participated in this study. Stroke patients were divided into three groups on the basis of their degree of ambulation. Group A consisted of 9 ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE This report considers the measurement of community ambulation for people with stroke. The conceptual issues underlying measurement of community ambulation are reviewed, and tests that measure either the task itself or at least some of its components are identified and discussed. CONCLUSIONS The findings from this review suggest that although some progress has been made ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the functional abilities and the level of ambulation during pamidronate therapy in children with moderate to severe osteogenesis imperfecta. STUDY DESIGN Functional abilities, ambulation, and grip force were assessed in 59 patients (mean age, 6.1 years; range, 0.5-15.7 years; 30 girls) during 3 years of pamidronate treatment. Functional skills (mobility and self-care) we...

Objectives: In addition to other complications in stroke patients, central post-stroke pain (CPSP) is sometimes overlooked. Considering the morbidities it causes turns out be a very important problem. The aim of this study investigate frequency CPSP, factors causing and relationship between CPSP quality life ambulation individuals. Methods: A cross-sectional was conducted on group patients with...

193 Remarks on the article of Barthélémy et al.: Predictive markers of clinical outcome in the GRMD dog model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy Dystrophin-deficient dogs are the most commonly used large animal model for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a lethal muscle disease currently without an effective therapy. Tremendous progress has been made over the last few years in the development of n...

CONTEXT Individuals using traditional axillary crutches to ambulate expend approximately twice as much energy as individuals who perform able-bodied gait. A relatively novel spring-loaded crutch now being marketed may reduce metabolic energy expenditure during crutch ambulation. This idea, however, had not yet been tested. OBJECTIVE To determine whether the novel spring-loaded crutch reduces ...